The Sun. — London, England, 1818-03-21 00:00:00

SIJS,..SEX ASSIZES.-1 - 10Rsti AM, INLiacH 19. cHAttGE , : or BIGAMY. This MOrt)it)g the Court was escessively crowd e.l with s and Uentlemett, to hear tint, in ter,-stint; trim. liotore o'clock, /Fution, alias Maria tfilians, was put in the pri tionet's box ; sio• was dressed in ‘eliit e , ‘ l iti t light-coloured pelisse, and wore a round black liar ecirli feathers, and a black veil. Her countenance Was exceedingly prept”sessing, not withstanding the natural anxiety of her feelings ilium the siitta tiutt in which she was placed. A few minutes atter eight, Mt. Ileiron GRAHAM entered the Court, and 11.1 r. GUENEY (Special Counsel) and Nlr. BoLLAND., both for the prOSeCtition as also Mr. NOLAN and Alt. Cu ITTV , Counsel lot' the pri soner. After the indictment bad been read, to whith the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, and was allo\v ed the privilege of a seat, Mr. GoKNEY opened the proceedings by statieg, that the prisoner was the daughter of a respe, t able tradesman, and was marritd very young to a Mr. Cox, who lived at Bombay, in laia, where he died in 1809. The following year she was mantled to Mr. WilkioQ, at Bombay, ,vheit they shortly afterwards returned to England. For a considerable time the prisoner lived at Brighton, upon their separatioll, where Mr. Walton became acquainted with the prisoner, and was so capti vated with her person, that he fell in love with brr, and they were married at Lewes in 1816. Walton had been thrown into gaol in conse (puttee of debts contracted before inaeriae. Ile WWI a yoting man of military fame, and ~ had ac (mired elot y by his bravery in the memorable battle of Waterloo. Ile woald call witnesses to substantiate the fact of the bigamy. The pro serution was carried on by the mother of .Mr. Walton. Mr. Maitland, Clerk of the Secretary Office at the India 1-louse, produced the book of regis ter or marriages, births, and deaths at Bombay, commencing the 14th of January to the 19th of December, 1810. The Rev. Mr. Burroughs stated, that he was a resident Chaplain at Bombay 42 years ; every marriage is registered at the church, and copies are regularly transmitted to Euglani, atter they are compared from the original register book. • signed by the Clergyman. lhe . prisoner was mar ried to James Thomas Ilacket Wilkins, by him, on the 126th of January, 1510. They left Born . Iray.soon afterwards. Witness had not seen the - prisoner until he had an interview with her in Bristol gaol, where she was confined for want of sureties to keep the peace against Mr. Waltoa's mother. This was about there weeks ago. He knew the prisoner well at this interview, notwith standing the length of time which had elapsed slave the marriage at Bombay, owing to the ce : lehrity of her character, and the observation lie tirade at the time as to her person. This was fur ther corroborated front the conversation lie held with , lie p'risoner at that time, when she rueog nised hint: There were no subscribing witnesses f-O the Mal riAt:c at Bombay, which was by license. Mr. W:wer, the patiOt clerk of St. Peter's, L e a, ~, plodoctal the register of time marriage at • that twist, chi,rt h , tomtely," Robert l;alotl',Val totn, of the parish of Mighton, and Nlatia Cox, of :he pat i,lr of Lewes; by license, 28th May, 1816." The witness was present at the solemni zariHn. . llt Brie rly, of the Pelhani Arms, Lewes, was also present ot the marriAge. surgeon, of Bedford -street, Co ven:'.7:garden, lioew the prisooer and her deceased husband, ;Or. Cox, in Bondi ty, and Rititscrinently her second husband, Mr. Wilkins, who introduced tl ! e prisoner to him as his wile. They re4ided at Bombay till June, 1809., %Olen they sailed for Li+gland. Witness lets India in the same fleet, I:and - since their arrival in England, witness oftett co , reiponded with Mr. Wilhins, awl who was now - at llotsham. 1 1 ,tres, clerk to Mr. Evans, solicitor to the prosecution, proved. the acknowledgment of the priswier; that ebe was married to Mr. Walton whilst Mr. WAkin,q was living. Mr. NOLAN addressed• the Court, and urged a variety of ohketions- as to the validity of the mar riage with Wilkins, and contended that the ▪ Tcoltrd Oil the indict went did not, give a value to • the preceding contract of marriage in India, as the Jtoy. could not try it i 7.1 a civil or criminal capa city, and upon tliese groun(6 the indictment cool() not he snstained. Mr. CHITTY followed i.O a similar course of ar _ , gwneut. . . . The Learned Jiulge overruled these objections, but at the saute time reserving his opinion for a further argument before the Bench of Judges, if the Counsel for the defendant thought fit. The prisoner, in her defence, stated, that she WA3 married to Mr. Wiikins.in India, and that on their arrival in England he became involved in his circutnstances. A separation ensued with mutual consent, and an agreement to that effect was en tered lilt(); that when Mr. Walton paid his ad , dresses to her, she told him of her circumstances, and also, (bat by the opinion of her professional advisers, she was repeatedly told that her mar riage with Mr. Wilkins was illegal, owing to there being no witnesses present at the soleirnization. She declared her innocence of having inveigled her second husband to a mart iage, and for a long time resisted his importunities. The Rev, Robert James Carr teas examined on behalf of the prisoner, who stated, that Mr. Wal . ton had made application to bins for a licence.— Being confined to his house at the time, he tequested Walton to cal!Th a day or two, during which period the Rev. Clergyman request . ed his Curate to make inquiries respecting the lady. Upon Mr. Walton's second application, the witness 'declined granting a, licence, and with tbe greatest consideration of kindness, begged of hint to recollect the unhappiness he wonld give to his mother by marrying this lady. Ale. Walton was detet mined .to ;t licence C15e1% which the Reverend Wltness observed, had. he been aware, he would have prevented, by giving information of the circumstances of the objection for '!'he Learned Judge summed up the evidence with much force and perspicui•y, and pointing out the facts to the attention of tl,e Jury. lie left it to their consideration to give a verdict arciad ingly. Tie Jury, after a short consultation, rc tortied a verdict of Guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy. The Learned Jodge, in par!inir, sentence, oh served to the prisoner, that from the frank and open macncr in which she declared her i•ittortion to Mr. beim , : previously married. -- -And which was partly proved in evidence, the crime with which she was chat2ed was much extenuat ed. and that she would he si-ited with the leas• punishment the law in such cases had. provided. The sen'ence was six months confinement in the House or Cora r.tion at Lewes, and that it should he attended with as gentle treatment as was suit able to her situation. POLICE IN'FF,I,I4ICiENCE. nMV-SITEET. Niut.tr)rns Ar GIiF,PNWICFC—No tiffino have yet been learnt of the retreat of Hussey, who is laneeted of being the perpetrator of the late barb:irons murders at Greenwich. His wife is now confined in child•ber! in the country.- 11k father is said to have died mad. and his sister cut her throat tinder the infinence of insanity. CoLoNNADE AT THE OPERA- Rowles and Charles Ackroyd, two builders em ployed in erecting the Colonade round the Opera-- house, appeared to answer informations preferred ag , inst thew' by William Jefferson, the Inspector of the Ilaymarke•, d'ar t :kg them with electing nuisances in the King'., hi, ; hway, under !he Me tropolis Regulation Act, by the two sheds which they have caused to he put up. it appeared that there were two sheds at each end of the Opera-house which completely covered th.e foot-pavement and several feet of the carriage road, and they had been in this state since the month of August last, which obliged all foot passengers passing that way to turn nut into the carriage -way, at a very considerable inconveni ence and danger, and it was attended with great inconvenience on the Opera nights, and was at the same time of great assistance to thieves, by enabling them to commit robberies. The defendants urged, that it was impracticable for them to carry on the works of the colonnade wi;hotit having the sheds. Sir NATHANIEL CONANT, the Magistrate before whom the case came on to he heard, replied, that the convenience of individuals must not he put in competition with public nuisances, especially in a street of such a thoroughfare, and therefore, if the defendants did not remove the sheds, he should give directions for their being forced down, agree ably to the Act of Parliament. The defendants then solicited to he allowed a smaller space than they now occupied, with which ihey would contrive to carry on the building of the colonnade. The Magistrate, in reply, said, that his opinion was, that such a work ought to have been carried On and finished at a time of the year when the Overa-house was not open ; but under the cir cumstances, if they would leave three clear feet 00 the footpath, it would satisfy hint. This the defentlantg agreed to do, and paid a mitigated pe nalty of 10s. a-day for five days, and costs. P oxtrEll. The rubbish and ashes *hid) overwhelmed the city of Pompeii centuries since have been in a great degree removed ; our travellers are now visiting - its• streets, inspecting its buildings, houses, and tombs ; and from their antiquity, it is subject of great astonishment to find many of them in pet feet order. They hive been so long buried from view, and from any changes of air or of habitation, that they now -coine out as it were as fresh as when they were thus lost to society. Many parts ha re not yet been inspected, but .every day produces smite in teresting evidence of the refinement of the city, and the perfection of the arts. .I , s distance is not more than 14 English miles front N ►pies, on a rising ground just calculated to receive the vio lence of Vesuvius. The liver Sarno is navagahle, and passes within a quarter of a mile of the City. The destruction is. stated to bear dare A. D. 63, in the 9th year of Nero, by an earth quake which succeeded about 16 years the vol canic eruption. uhich serves to account fur the imperfect state of tl►e buildings, apparently front their fragments of too m a ssy a t►ature to have sutfered ruin by merely the a:lies of the Vol cano. Mr. (Lill says, that " the natural inference :) be dra Wil .fr all Inspection 011 t ine spot.seems to be, that the hot pumice stone fell is succes sive showers, and oot in one nu-,ss ; .had the latter beets the case, the city mast indeed have become the tomb of its inhabitants, trbereqs comparatively few skeletons have been found." It affords an awful sensation not very easy for words to desctihe, when the visitors of these ruins first enter the city, pass through several streets of unit.habited buildings, and find themselves among the tombs of the Scauri,an•l of some of the most eminent men whoe names have given historical interest even to modern times, and look round with astonishment to find no pet•- son whom they can addroos as citizens of the town; nor any persons yet prepare:l to restore these once elegant dwellings to domestic life.— Indeed it might afford a very satisfactory result it several families would set the first example of establishing themselves as a new community in this celebrated city. In the heginnink; of last week, a farmer, near Stirling, having 411 altercation with his servant gill on accontit ot refusing to do what she was desired, Ile in N rage, threw a pair of tongs at her, w'hich missed his servant, but struck his own child, a gill show 14 year', of age, ou the head, of which she died soon alter. In the tempestuous evening- of Wednesdaysc'n• night, a tremendous ►unr►uuring of il►e river Ilun►- her foul: place, which was distinctly besrd to a greet distance, and filled the minds of all in the neighbourhood with 5C11111010115 ut surprist. anti awe. CORONERS' INQUESTS. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. On Friday evening an Inquest was held at the Britannia 'Tavern, Camden Town, before Tnomas STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, on the body of a man unknown, who was endeavouring to escape from his pursuers, after. committing a burglary, and was drowned in the Regent's Canal, as will ap pear by the following evidence : Mr. Adingbrook Churley, swore, said, he is a builder, and had a contract to erect some houses in the Regent's Park, and for the protection of them and the property therein, he slept in one of the rooms on the second floor with a youth named Bull, whose father lives its a cottage near the budding. On NVednesday evening last, about five o'clock, after paying one of his men and securing the doors by locking and fastening ?hem, and likewise the windows, he gave him the key to leave at the Black Dog (where witness occasionally lodged for hint) on his return from London, where lie went to receive some money due to him ; during his absence in town he felt very notch perplexed, fearing his building might be robbed (having been served so at various times before) ; on his return he went to the Black Dug to pay a debt, but they forgot to give him the key, and he forgot to ask for it, and left the place with the youth 8011, who slept with him, to go to bed, and took with him some iron goods that he had bought in London. On going along the fields, which are very lonely, he felt notch agitated, and something told hint all was not right, he cautioned Bull not to say a word, thinking, it there were thieves, they might hear them talking ; they walked quietly to the building, anti on feeling for the.key, in his pockets lie did not find it ; he heard a noise as it thieves were in the house, and he told the boy Bull to go for his father, and likewise the patroie, in a whispering voice, both of whom came to his assistance, and he stationed them both at ditiereut places ie order to prevent the thieves front escaping. Witness thinking that the villains had entered at the street door, which he thought they had fas tened at the inside, and arming himself with some missile weapons, proceeded to the door, its order to knock down the first person who came Out ; but, after remaining in that situation some time, and finding no person came out, he ex claimed, " You villains, come out, if you are men, and surrender yourselves !" to which he received no answer, and all was quiet. In a short time after the two men who were stationed at the opposite sides of the house observed a mats com ing out of an aperture made in the brick wall at the back part of the building, and ruts away, down to the bank of the Canal, - about 2 or 300 yards distance, into which, on being closely pursued, he lumped, and was seen struggling for several minutes in the water, and at last sunk. Not be hog aide to procure drags, it was upwards of three-quarters of an hour before be was . got out of the Canal, being then quite dead. He was a stout looking man, about 35 years of age. The body was takers to the Britannia, in order to he owned, but no person came forward to identify it. Witness is sure there were oilier persons with hint, there being a pair of sheets; blankets, and pillow-cases missing ; and they mast have es, taped while they were in pursuit of the deceased. The deceased was searched, am! its his pocket was found three duplicates, 4s. 11(1., and implements for house-breaking. Witness says that any per son could have entered in the same manner with out his hearing them, and murder birth He al ways kept loaded pistols in his room, which were found there after the' robbery ; a box in the room was broke open, but nothing of valet was in it. They also broke open a cupboard, from whence they stole several articles. Witness has"not since slept in the place. James Demon, the patrole, and Mr. John Bal land, his sots, who accompanied the witness at • the time, corroborated the above testimony. At the conclusion of the evidence, the Coroner and the. Jury congratulated • Mr. Churley on his narrow escape of ben.e_ murdered, as it must jj itteritably have been the case had he beets in bed when the robbers entered the house. The Jury consulted for some time, and being of opinion that the deceasel's intention was/to have ssvam over the, Canal, in order to make his escape, they re turned a verdict of " Accidental Death from drowning." After the verdict was recorded and the Jury se parated, the body was owned by the wife of the deceased, when it proved;tha(his name was -- Duncan, a cabinet-maker, residing in Chariton street, Somers Town, 'and - is supposed to be one of the persons concerned In the former robberies on Mr. Churley's premises. • • SUICIDE OF A PRISONER. Thursday evening an Inquest was held in the New Prison, Clerkenwell, before J. W. UNWIN, Esq. one of the Coroners for the county of Mid dlesex, on view of the body of Frederick nymell, a prisoner, who put an end to his existence by cutting his throat on last Tuesdny morning. The prisoner was committed from Elatton-gar den Police Office on the 10th inst. and was for re examination. The prisoner, it appeared, went on that day into the Vice-Chancellor's Court, Lin coln's Inn, where he was observed by Baker, the constable in attendance, to take up a Gentleman's hat, which lay on one of the benches, put it on his head, put his own under his arm, and walk off with it ; on which the constable followed him into the square and took him into custody, with the hat in his possession ; he was then brought for examination to Elatton-garden Office, where time prisoner was searched by lintt, the officer, who found in his possession sixty-five guineas in gold, and thirty pounds in Bank of England notes; he was then examined before the Magistates, and the charge of stealing the hat proved. lie said his name was Frederick Byrnell, but refused to tell what he was, where he resided, or who his friends are, he was a mild,respectable looking man,about 66 years of age, .vith few words, and one of the last men, from his appearance, that could be sus pected of a felonious act, He was then re manded, in oreer to make inquiry at the Bank if the notes were good, or if it could be discovered he came honestly by so much money. On appli cation at tie Bank the notes were found to be good, and on bid next exam4ltion no claimant ' appearing, both money and notes were restore(' to, him. When he was informed, that if he carrie d so much money into prison he would be very 0 " robbed of it, and he was strongly advised to gi ve it to some friend to keep for him, he said he .ba! , not a friend,—he knew of no person to leave I . c f with. The Magistrates declined taking charge e e it ; but at the suggestion arid entreaty of so"' gentlemen present, Mr. Ford, the Chief Cierk:s, was prevailed on to take charge of it and I)! watch ; and the prisoner was then remanded, to order to be brought up again to hind over the parties to prosecute ; in the mean time he CO.ar milted the above dreadful act. The following the evidence taken : Thomas Grindley, a prisoner, deposed, tha t about 10 minutes past 10 o'clock, on last Tuesdai morning, Mr. Amer, the turnkey, came to th e gate, and called for the deceased ; that witite sc went to look for him in several places, and a.t length found hint on the third landing of the se' cowl flight leading to the sleeping room, sitting on the third step, leaning backwards, with h is throat cut in a terrible m anner , an d a k n if e in big hand, all covered with blood ; he was quite de"' but not cold. Witness ran down stairs, and ga ve an immediate alarm; he saw him about a g oggle' of an hour previous to his com m itti ng t h e act; be was then well ; the deceased informed witness that he was 66 years of age ; be has no doubt the d e. ceased committed the act himself. John Hall, a prisoner, deposed, the deceased breakfasted with him on Tuesday morning, af t `: which he borrowed a knife on pretence of son s business. Witness saw him about five minu te : before he co m m itt e d the ac t, an d a f ter he brought down stairs with h is throat cut- ' The kr.ife then produced is the same witness lent the c deceased ; witness has fr equen: l y wa lk e d 813 1 4 the yard with him, d ur i ng w hi c h t i me the ; cea fear talked very wildly, an d was i n g reat l ee of being transported, and spoke so incobere nl► that witness b e liev e s h e was not i n hi s r i g ht at times. Witness has no doubt but lie coin' mitted the act himself. Daniel Springthorpe, one of the turnkeys of the c prison, deposed, that he saw the deceased ab ° " l ,,,, five minutes before h e cu t hi s th r o a t ; he saw afterwards on the stairs with his throat cut, au ' the knife then produced in his hand. Thomas Webb, surgeon to the prison, depose d .' that the deceased came to his death in coit s h e ; (pence of his throat b e in g c a t, an d from n'lla t u could collect, he was of o pi n i on t h e deceased *- .s insane. The Jury, under all the circumstances, returned a verdict of Insanity. The body is not owned, consequently there no person to claim his money. It is suppose d h a stole the hat in a fit of temporary insanity, anti that shame afterw a rd s p revente d hi s giving "I right Dame or residence. We are authorized to state, that since the ?vie' dical Board has been established at C h arlotte' House, Great Charlotte -street, opposite the Re f ' Rowland Hill's Chapel, and Woodstock-str eet ' adjoining New Bond-street, upwards of ThirtY Thousand Patients of both sexes have been r e ; stored to perfect health, many of whom It s , lingered for years under the most painful and 0 7 stinate diseases, were pronounced incurable DI respectable practitioners, and s ever al discharof front Hospitals—Stich is the effects resultingirc' el combined talents Messrs. Coom and Co. of Medical and gical celebrity, after•forty years experience in th o o Metropolis, are consulted daily at both 6 , 5 until nine at night, and the poor have ao f4co gratis, on 'Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday A l " r 0,, ings, until twelve o'clock. a ge, Patients at a distance, describing their immediately attended to.-7-All letters to b e " Ire ed to Charlotte Blackfriars-road, but 't or e 1 7, are answered which do not' contain a ,C on " r ? log fee. • . - COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Fitl °Ay, MAItCi l '‘. „,,., " Amstcnlain . ,y . . .36, 10 ' 1 n "2 OP Ditto, at Sight ' Ainsteidani Ditto, at Sight R - eotterdam ' ! 9 Antwerp )1 9 . o% * Cb• Hamborgh Tito to '4 3 2 Paris, 3 Day's date Ditto noordralix, ditto Fv. 4, 1 , / Fratifitort on the Main ili 1 11 oNla(1 ri (t Cadiz . " 191 P" Riiiloa Seville Gibraltar ............ : .... Leghorn .. • . ... slf Ge00a...., ...... 47i-Vetlice, Ital. 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